A Cross In The Desert

Presented by System Entertainment and Art Live

Released in 2022 and based on a true story, the Serbian historical biographical drama A CROSS IN THE DESERT (“Sveta Petka – Krst U Pustinji”) follows the a pious girl named Paraskeva, who became Saint after spending 40 years of her life in the Jordan desert fighting temptations, sins and inner demons. Based on bestselling novel ‘Petkana’ (2001) by Ljiljana Habjanovic-Djurovic.

Directed by Hadži-Aleksandar Đurović, the film stars Milena Predić, Milica Stefanović, Filip Hajduković, Jadranka Selec, Daniel Sič, Branislav Tomašević, Andrej Šepetkovski, and Mladen Sovilj.

Saturday, November 5
Doors 1:00 pm | Movie 1:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Advance tickets HERE
*Must be 19+ w/ID for entry. Sorry Rio Theatre Groupons and passes n/a for this event.
*Advance ticket sales end an hour before showtime; unless otherwise noted tickets are available for purchase at the door.
A CROSS IN THE DESERT Sveta Petka – Krst U Pustinji” (Hadži-Aleksandar Đurović, 2022 / 123 mins /In Serbian and Arabic with English subtitle) The devout girl Paraskeva leaves her life amongst people in the city of Constantinople and goes into the Jordan desert, where she spends the following 40 years of her life fighting temptations, sin and inner demons.
Pious girl Paraskeva became Saint after spending 40 years of her life in Jordan desert fighting temptations, sins and inner demons.

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